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Brandon Barrett

Brandon Barrett

Brandon is an award-winning journalist for Pique Newsmagazine. Originally hired by the now-defunct Whistler Question, he has lived in the resort since 2012, and now serves as Pique’s crime and food reporter, as well as features editor. He was the 2018 recipient of the John Collison Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism, and won gold at the 2021 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Yukon Community Newspaper Awards for best feature article over 10,000 circulation. He holds a criminology degree from Carleton University and a journalism diploma from Algonquin College.

Prior to his time in Whistler, he worked as a reporter in Medellin for English-language news site, Colombia Reports.

In his free time, Brandon is a performer, theatre producer, improv instructor and playwright. The co-founder of sketch show Comedy Quickies, he has written or co-written three feature-length plays: 2016’s Between Two Tall Mountains and 2018’s All Relative, part of the Flag Stop Theatre & Arts Festival, as well as 2019’s family comedy, A Whistler Vacation, which premiered at the Maury Young Arts Centre.

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Recent Work by Brandon

Whistler ecologist issued cease-and-desist from Forest Professionals BC

Whistler ecologist issued cease-and-desist from Forest Professionals BC

Rhonda Millikin, who has questioned Whistler’s wildfire strategy, not certified to deliver forestry advice, says organization
Class-action lawsuit filed against Vail Resorts over Park City patrol strike

Class-action lawsuit filed against Vail Resorts over Park City patrol strike

Plaintiff argued company should have warned guests about impacts of strike, which ended last week
Greens’ Valeriote, vocal opponent of LNG, says shares in oil and gas company an ‘oversight’

Greens’ Valeriote, vocal opponent of LNG, says shares in oil and gas company an ‘oversight’

Sea to Sky MLA commits to divesting $172 worth of shares in PrairieSky he says was leftover dividend from retirement investment
Whistler will need close to 6,000 new housing units over next 20 years

Whistler will need close to 6,000 new housing units over next 20 years

Provincially mandated report takes long-term view of Whistler’s housing landscape
Visitors to Whistler spending less, as business owners see costs climb

Visitors to Whistler spending less, as business owners see costs climb

‘Pretty soon this whole town will just become one big chain because a guy like me can barely hang on,’ says bar owner
Unifor rally for fair wages homes in on Whistler hotel workers

Unifor rally for fair wages homes in on Whistler hotel workers

Union says local wages lag behind many hotel staff in Vancouver, Victoria
Blackcomb to open early on Nov. 21

Blackcomb to open early on Nov. 21

Whistler Mountain will open as scheduled on Nov. 22
New report shows temporary foreign workers ripe for abuse in Whistler

New report shows temporary foreign workers ripe for abuse in Whistler

Wage theft, contract breaches, housing instability, and cultural barriers among key challenges underscored in worker interviews
Report predicts single-family home prices in Whistler will rise 5% over next year

Report predicts single-family home prices in Whistler will rise 5% over next year

Royal LePage research says combination of cost of living, economic uneasiness and ‘unprecedented’ wildfires has led to cooling of recreational property market nationwide
Crankworx 2023 generated nearly $30M for Whistler

Crankworx 2023 generated nearly $30M for Whistler

More than 300K people attended the mountain-bike festival over its 10 days this summer
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